Comment by Thunderforge on How did Isidore of Seville become the patron saint...
Do you have any information in response to my earlier comment? If that is addressed, I will accept this answer.
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on Was Jesus good at singing?
@MichaelKay Not everyone was able to hear Jesus speaking ;-)
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on Can a Catholic priest excommunicate someone for...
To clarify: "convalidating" your marriage is the process of making your invalid marriage into a valid one (assuming it matches the criteria, particularly that it be a permanent, monogamous relationship...
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on Can a priest give a Mass in American Sign Language...
@Geremia Sounds like a good question to ask on this site. I imagine this has already been considered by the Catholic Church with spoken languages that are niche, so it's not a unique problem for sign...
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on What was the impetus for restoring the...
The quote in the question lists the date of reinstatement explicitly as 31 May 1970. Is it possible that the there was an earlier source reinstating it than the 1983 change you site?
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on What is the proper title for someone who was a...
@PeterTurner Surely there's a more authoritative answer for the term preferred by the Catholic Church than "see which one has more hits when you search on Google". After all, the correct name may not...
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on Did Jesus have a physical body before his...
Do you mean before his birth or before his conception? I don't see any reason to think that Jesus wasn't a fetus.
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on Did the Apollo 11 mission result in a Catholic...
@AndreasBlass You're right, "newly discovered territory" is a bit much, although I guess the actual surface of the moon was somewhat new. Still, those are the words of the article I cited.
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on Which Episcopal Conferences set alternatives for...
Can you translate the French text (even if it’s just a Google Translate and you mark it as such)? Not all members of this site are bilingual.
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on What are the "common-place utensils" that SSPX...
@KenGraham The SSPX thinks that something counts as "common-place utensils". I am wanting to know what, in their mind, that would be. I've rephrased a question a bit. Is there something I can do to...
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on What are the "common-place utensils" that SSPX...
Can you add a picture of a non-gilded chalice to show the difference? Aside from the bits of metal at the bottom, that looks like the sort I’ve seen at a Novus Ordo mass, so either I’m not seeing the...
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on What are the "common-place utensils" that SSPX...
"As for communion in the hands" Are you saying that the hands count as commonplace utensils? Or is that a separate matter? I see that's an additional thing that the SSPX doesn't like, but if that's...
View ArticleComment by Thunderforge on Do Catholics believe in the Old Testament?
Welcome to the site! What makes you think that Catholics don't "believe in the Old Testament"? It's unclear as-is why you think this would be a problem.
View ArticleWhat is the proper term for performing the sacrament of the Anointing of the...
If you perform the sacrament of Baptism on someone, you are "baptizing" them. If you do the sacrament of Holy Matrimony on a couple, you are "marrying" them, or alternatively "officiating the...
View ArticleCan a priest give a Mass in American Sign Language (ASL)? What does he do...
Part of the mass involves the priest lifting up the Eucharist and saying the following aloud:Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the...
View ArticleDid the Apollo 11 mission result in a Catholic "bishop of the moon"?
I've heard that the bishop of the Diocese of Orlando during 1969 claimed that because Apollo 11 was launched from Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center, which were under his jurisdiction, he...
View ArticleDoes the Catholic Church teach that modern churches have guardian angels?
Revelation chapters 2 and 3 involve John being instructed to write letters to the angels of particular churches. For instance:To the angel of the church in Ephesus write…In Scott Hahn’s Book The Lamb’s...
View ArticleAnswer by Thunderforge for What part do Monks play in the Christian church?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church has the following to say about consecrated life in general (i.e. professing vows to live in a more dedicated expression of faith, as with friars, monks, sisters,...
View ArticleAnswer by Thunderforge for According to Roman Catholicism, is it a sin to...
Yes, if the candidate was voted for because they were pro-abortionPope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) succinctly summed up the Catholic Church's teachings in the memorandum...
View ArticleIf a priest makes a major mistake during confession, can he later talk to the...
Say that a person comes to confession and the priest gives bad advice or otherwise makes a major mistake during confession. To give a very clear example, say that a confession went like this:Penitent:...
View ArticleDo Baptists consider immersion baptisms of adults performed to be valid if...
Baptists are often distinguished by their belief in "believer's baptism" (i.e. that an adult must believe the tenets of faith in order to be baptized) and rejecting infant baptism (a.k.a....
View ArticleIn Catholicism, what are “all things visible & invisible”?
The Nicene Creed begins with the following:I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.What does the phrase "all things visible and...
View ArticleWhat is the purpose of offering a mass for someone?
I recently made a donation to a Catholic organization and was told that, as a thank you, a mass would be offered for me. What does this mean? Does this mean that I have "sponsored" the mass in the same...
View ArticleHow does the existence of the Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary fit with the...
One site that tourists can visit in Jerusalem is the Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians believe in the Assumption of Mary (that she was taken body and soul...
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Why do images of saints often depict them with unusual hand gestures?
Many saints are often depicted holding a book or some other object. However, I have noticed that there are quite a few that have unusual hand gestures. Why is this?Augustine of HippoIndex finger,...
View ArticleWhat is the earliest instance of Eucharistic adoration?
Eucharistic adoration is a practice in Catholicism in which the Eucharist, being bread that has literally turned into the body of Christ, is publicly displayed. Commonly, it is placed in a monstrance...
View ArticleHow does repentance fit into the doctrine of sola fide ("by faith alone")?
Sola fide (Latin for "by faith alone") is a defining doctrine of Protestantism. Wikipedia defines it as follows:The doctrine of sola fide asserts God's pardon for guilty sinners is granted to and...
View ArticleWhat is the earliest explicit mention of infant baptism?
The Bible describes several adults being baptized (notably Jesus and the Ethiopian eunuch that Phillip baptized). And while it mentions many others being baptized, it doesn't explicitly mention infants...
View ArticleWhy were the golden plates necessary if Joseph Smith received his translation...
Firsthand accounts say that Joseph Smith used a seer stone to receive the translation for the Book of Mormon (emphasis mine):Joseph Smith put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat,...
View ArticleAre there any surviving Acta Diurna copies mentioning Jesus' trial or other...
I recently learned about Acta Diurna, which are official notices created by Roman authorities describing legal proceedings and the outcome of trials. It occurred to me that the trial of Jesus before...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod have bishops?
Most Lutheran synods in the United States, such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), have bishops as part of their church hierarchy just like many other mainline Protestants. Why does...
View ArticleWhat was the first recorded near death experience of a Christian claiming to...
What is the first recorded description of a Christian claiming to have what we would today call a near death experience? Did perhaps any of the early church fathers describe such an event that happened...
View ArticleCould a Catholic priest potentially use a digital tablet (iPad, etc.) for the...
In the Catholic Masses I have been to, it begins with a procession of the priest along with acolytes and such and someone is holding up the Book of the Gospels decorated in gold or otherwise. This gets...
View ArticleWhat was the impetus for restoring the consecration of virgins for women...
The United States Association of Consecrated Virgins says the following about their sacramental:The Consecration of a Virgin is one of the oldest sacramentals in the Church, and one of the fruits of...
View ArticleAnswer by Thunderforge for What is the Catholic interpretation of Romans 14:5?
Perhaps the most concise way to answer this is to share influential commentaries from Doctors of the Church and others whom the Catholic Church draws from. (All bolded text is from me).St. John...
View ArticleHow did Isidore of Seville become the patron saint of the Internet and...
According to Wikipedia, Isidore of Seville (not to be confused with Isidore the Laborer) is the patron saint of the Internet and computer programmers.Unfortunately, the current revision doesn't...
View ArticleWhat are common explanations for the angel being delayed for 21 days in...
In the book of Daniel chapter 10, Daniel is in a period of mourning because a great war is coming. He fasts for 21 days and then sees a vision of what I presume to be an angel. Before the angel...
View ArticleWhat is the biblical basis for Jeremiah and John the Baptist being born...
I am reading The Life & Glories of Saint Joseph, by Edward Healy Thompson, which was first published in 1888. At the start of Chapter VII, in which the argument is made that Joseph was born without...
View ArticleWhat does Christian Science teach about mental illnesses?
I understand that Christian Science believes that a person with a physical disease should not seek out medical treatment, but instead rely on prayer. Wikipedia says that adherents believe…that disease...
View ArticleIs a prenuptial agreement permitted for a Catholic marriage?
A prenuptial agreement typically outlines what happens in the event a marriage ends in divorce or some other dissolution of the marriage. This at first appears to be at odds with the idea of a Catholic...
View ArticleWhy doesn't the Catholic Church give indulgences to everybody, regardless of...
In learning about indulgences, I started to wonder why a work was necessary for the giving of an indulgence. In looking at the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it appears to me that a work is...
View ArticleWhat happens if a Pope is unable to continue his duties due to physical or...
Say that a Pope becomes bedridden and so he cannot go out in public and does not have the stamina to perform other duties. Or he begins suffering from Alzheimer's and thus cannot remember that he is...
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